Wednesday, July 28, 2010

I have been sewing this quilt top off and on since Christmas. 3 jelly rolls of Authentic {found on sale :)} and miles of sewing....paid off. I can't wait until the top is done. It should be nearly king size. And this one will be for a guest bed in our house. I want to repaint the guest rooms and everything around this color palette.
We shall see if that really happens.....

Thursday, July 22, 2010

This blog tour is a very unique way to really get to "know" Cherri the designer.

I have always wanted to 'pick' the brain of my favorite designers and this was my chance to ask Cherri a few questions.

If you have been following the blog along you already know she has answered some real "WHOPPER" questions, like the one Pat Sloan asked, teasing ;)

If you are just joining the blog tour....then you still have time to go back to these awesome bloggers and enter to win a copy of City Quilts from C & T Publishing or a really cool solid fat quarter bundle from Robert Kaufman fabrics!!!

For the record, I have read the City Quilts book cover to cover at least 5 times since I was lucky enough to snag one at quilt market. I have been collecting solids ever since. Here's one of my stacks of Kona cotton solids.

My favorite quilt in the book is City Green. I think because I gravitate toward blues and greens in much of my decor.

City Lots is a killer. I just love the colors in that quilt.

In general, I want to make every quilt in this book, it's truly a gem and should be added to all quilters libraries.

That brings me to my interview part of the tour. I had several questions that I wanted to ask..but I kept it to just 4!

1. What's your favorite color or colorway?

Cherri:

Why does the first question have to be the hardest? I would say 'blue', then I'd see something in red, and say 'red', then I'd see something in pink, and say 'pink'. Is 'every color is my favorite color' a legitimate answer? Because, that's my answer!

2. What trends do you see in the quilting and fabric industry?Cherri:Flowers always seem to be popular, but I'm thinking the whole "Japanese, cute thing" is everywhere! At this last market everything seemed much more graphic than the year before. Of course, solids are all the rage - right? If not, I'm working on changing that particular trend.

3. Have you thought about designing fabric with Lizzy, as a team?Cherri:Yes, but not actively. She has her own voice, and I wouldn't ever want her to do something with me, that would stifle it. As a Mom, it's much more important to me to support her, and get out of her way; than to have her try to compromise herself to do something together. If we were to do a line together, it would be more like me asking her if she wanted a snack while she slogged away at a computer. We have very different skill sets, and what she does is light years ahead of me in terms of drawing and illustration. Mine is doodling and hers is art!

4. Have you got another book in the works? or is that hush hush?Cherri:It would only be hush hush if I had something to share. At this stage, all the work is going on in my head, nothing concrete; but millions of ideas.

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Okay now you know some details about Cherri...and I know you are dying to get your hands on her book and some solids.

Leave a comment about what colorway of Kona Solids you'd like to win.

Chose from the bundles here!Winners, of one copy of City Quilts courtesy of C & T Publishing and a Fat Quarter Bundle of Kona Solids donated by Robert Kaufman, will be chosen at random on July 30th!

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p.s. Here's what I have been eyeing...now to just get my hands on it! LOL